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Asylum: Housing

Commons · Question 6861 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the answer of 21 April 2026, to Question 124784, on Housing: Asylum, how many local authorities replied to the expression of interest on the new asylum accommodation models.

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 11 Jun 2026

We have committed to closing every asylum hotel, and work is well underway, with more suitable sites, including military bases, being brought forward to ease pressure on communities. The Home Office are working with MHCLG to explore a model of asylum acco...